Malaysia legislation
Section 12
Section 12
(1)
A local authority may, and upon the direction of the Council or the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, shall –
(a)
resolve that an approved scheme shall be revoked and the provisions of sections 7 to 11 inclusive shall thereupon apply in the same manner as if the revocation were a draft scheme as referred to in subsection (1) of section 7; or
(b)
resolve to prepare or cause to be prepared any modification of or amendment to an approved scheme in whole or in part by the alteration, or deletion of any provision or matter therein appearing or the addition of any provisions or matter thereto and the provisions of subsections (2) to
(4)
inclusive of section 6 and of sections 7 to 11 inclusive shall thereupon apply in the same manner as if such proposed modification or amendment were a draft scheme referred to in subsection (1) of section 6:
Provided that the Yang di-Pertua Negeri may delegate *the exercise of his powers under section 10, generally or specially, to the Minister in respect of such modifications and amendments.
(2)
Where under the provisions of section 10 the Yang di-Pertua Negeri or the
† “Director of Lands and Surveys” substituted for “Comrnissioner of Lands” and “Deputy Director of Lands and Surveys” substituted for “Surveyor-General” by G.N.S. 144 of 1954.
* See G.N.S. 104 of 1960.
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Minister in the exercise of any power delegated to him under the proviso to paragraph (b) of subsection (1) approves the revocation or modification or amendment of any approved scheme proposed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1), the Director of Lands and Surveys shall within one month of the date of such revocation, modification or amendment give notice thereof to the owner of any property affected and thereupon, if the owner has not in fact suffered any damage, any compensation already agreed upon or rewarded by a Judge shall be cancelled without prejudice to the right of a later scheme but subject nevertheless to the provisions of subsection (2) of section 25.
Obligation to give information to Council or Local Authority.